Benedita da Silva

I HATED reading! I had a serious emotional aversion to reading. Not just reading assignments, or books from school, I mean I hated reading anything. Moreover, it wasn’t that I couldn’t read, I just considered it a waste of time. I wanted to go out and experience things or just figure things out on my own. I saw reading as a barrier to those experiences. As a kid all I wanted to do was run around the corner in my neighborhood and go play basketball or baseball or football, or street…

Plato was a educated philosopher of his time. Many people had follow some of his ideas and views. Artislo who was one of his follows teaching, but he also had a issues and disagreement about his teacher theories. Artwork is all around us. We see it everyday. During Platos time their artwork was more orginnal and inspiring. Most painting after platos time were more copies of objects such as "the girl with the pearl earring" that was a copy of a real form. In my paper, I will argue that Platos…

I feel that the Marilyn Monroe silkscreen prints and the Silverspot both were objects or “images” that Andy Warhol felt needed to be remembered. Marilyn Monroe passed away not long before the prints were made. The silverspot was also an endangered species. I think that Warhol wanted people to have something to remember them both by. He put them in a whole new perspective that attracts people to them that may otherwise have not thought twice about them. An “image” is a person or object that has…

Curiosity can be an incredible tool to propel an individual to heights they have never known. Leonardo Da Vinci was probably the most curious person to have ever lived, and look at how amazing he was. Having an interest in the unknown will build courage as long as it is followed by action. Being generally curious opens up opportunities to learn and build new skills. However, there is a dark side to being innately curious. Curiosity can also put you in harm's way. I am going to discuss positives…

Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (1843-1928) was a British Naval architect, engineer, and founder of the shipbuilding institution, John I Thornycroft & Company Limited. He is noted for having partially designed and built the first Royal Naval torpedo boat as well as designing and improving upon the machinery involved in this class of ship. Thornycroft is also credited with modifying the hull and propeller designs of naval ships as well as designing ship stabilizers. In particular Thornycroft's…

Raphael Analysis In 1509, 27 year old Raphael Sanzio created what has been regarded as one of the most beautiful Renaissance paintings of all time. This art work is titled Philosophy (School of Athens). During the years of 1509 and 1511, Raphael painted The School of Athens. The general theme of this artwork is said to be a visualization of knowledge. The majority of persons depicted in the painting are unknown. However, it has been suggested that The School of Athens depicts Greek philosophers…

Since the Renaissance, artists, architects and painters have reworked with perspective. Perspective is a system of representing the way that objects appear to get smaller and closer together, the further away they are. It can be represented by multiple ways, for example: one point perspective, two point perspective, three point perspective , etc. In one-point perspective, the horizontals and verticals lines which run across the field of view remain parallel, as their vanishing points are at…

Who would of thought that a country boy would become one of the greatest mind of history? Being born during the Italian Renaissance, a time of great revival and revived interest in cultural arts. Leonardo Da Vinci born on April 15,1452, had achieved many talents and accomplishments throughout his life. Being a mastermind at heart, Leonardo had many jobs: painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, writer, architect, and a scientist. Leonardo was truly the most enlightened figure of his time.…

Europe was going through major changes in the 15th through the 17th century. This time is known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance led to the Age of Exploration and the Scientific Revolution, both creating big changes in Europe. The impact of the Renaissance on both was created by an increasing search for knowledge; people wanted to know about things beyond their ordinary life. It was also created by new inventions that were invented in the Renaissance, one being the printing press that was…

Jennifer Le Arts-1301-85402 It was a rainy Saturday when I went to the Dallas Museum of Art where I first encountered the enormous steel sculpture Ave by Mark Di Suvero, which could be an artwork for commemoration and serves as a recognizable icon for citizens to demonstrate that the building next to it as an art museum. The abstract sculpture rested on the large grassy area where the bright red steel complimented the green grass that stood next to the light gray museum. The contemporary…